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Seeds and plants crossing borders

A complete account of plants and seeds were not available, but the available numbers are presented in the tables below. Additional details, such as country of origin, are described in the text were such information was available.

Plant import

Norway mostly imported plants from Sweden (Pinus sylvestris and Picea abies) in 2023. However, some plants were also imported from Denmark (Abies spp. And other broadleaves), Canada (Abies spp.), Poland (other broadleaves) and Georgia (Abies spp.).
Sweden imports plants from other Nordic countries, mainly Finland, Denmark and Norway, but also from other European countries, such as Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. Finland mainly imported plants from Sweden (Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris and Quercus spp.), as well as some from Latvia (Picea abies). Iceland did not import any plants in 2023.
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Plant production at Fin Forelia Oy, 2024.
Species/Country
Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
Abies spp.
0
43
Larix spp.
0
4021
Picea abies
119.62
0
118
30860
Pinus contorta
0
0
Pinus sylvestris
50
0
1904
10780
Other conifers
0
1137
Betula spp.
0
2415
Fagus sylvatica
0
Populus spp.
0
0
Quercus spp.
5.4
0
Other broadleaves
0
1
268
Table 2.
Plant import in 2023. Empty cells means that data were not available. Numbers in 1000 plants.
Plant production at Fin Forelia Oy, 2024.

Seed import

Norway imported seeds mainly from Sweden (Pinus sylvestris, Picea abies), but also from Denmark (Abies spp.) and Lithuania (Picea abies). Iceland imported seeds from Finland (Larix spp.), Denmark (Abies spp.) and Sweden (Pinus sylvestris). Finland also imported seeds mainly from Sweden (Larix spp., Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris, Betula spp. and other conifers), but also some from Norway (Picea abies) and Germany (other broadleaves).
Sweden imports seed of many tree species, but in 2023 it was mostly from Denmark (Abies spp., Larix spp., Picea abies, Betula spp., Fagus sylvatica, Quercus spp. and other broadleaves and conifers) and Finland (Larix spp., Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris and Betula spp). Outside of the Nordic, Sweden also imported seeds from Poland (Quercus spp.), Germany (Larix spp., Pinus sylvestris and other conifers) and France (Larix spp.).
Species/Country
Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
Abies spp.
1.7
7.95
12.18
Larix spp.
1
15
32.50
Picea abies
25.60
0
26
13
Pinus contorta
4
0
Pinus sylvestris
12.35
0
102.66
171.1
Other conifers
0,5
0
17.75
Betula spp.
0.99
0
18.88
Fagus sylvatica
0
90
Populus spp.
0
0
Quercus spp.
0
1200
Other broadleaves
1
0
33
Table 3.
Seed import in 2023. Empty cells means that data were not available. Numbers in kg seeds.
2013-08-04-20.12.16 ZS DMap.jpgSeed of birch (Betula verrucosa masurica). Photo: Dan Aamlid/NIBIO.
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Figure 39. FRM trade illustration by Claes Uggla at the Swedish Forest Agency. The illustration gives an idea of the trade to and within the Nordic countries during the last decade.
Table 3. Seed import in 2023. Empty cells means that data were not available. Numbers in kg seeds.
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